Tank.



PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

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TANK.

APPLICATION FILED OGT. 30,1903.

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DAVTD O. PAIGE, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN. ASSIGNORTO THE PFAUDLER 60., OFROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION. OF NEW YORK.

TANK.

fipecification of Letters latent.

Patented March 6, 19 36.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID O. PAIGE, a citizen of the United States,residin at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Mic 'gan, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Tanks, of which the following is aspecification, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this specification. r My invention has for its object aglasslined tank or cask of superior efficiency and utility; and itconsists of the construction and combination of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure l is a view in elevation, illustratin my invention. Fig. 2is a view in vertica section. Fig. 3 is a view in horizontal section,illustrating a modification. Fig. 4 is a view in horizontal sectionthrou 'h the devices shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a L etail view, invertical section, illustrating the manner of joining two of theintermediate plates or sections together; and Fig. 6 is a similar viewshowing the method of uniting an upright plate with an adjacent to orbottom plate. Fig. 7 is a view in detai illustrating, on a larger scale,features shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a view in detail, showing, on alarge scale, the method of. engaging a tie-rod with the buckstays. Fig.9 is a diagrammatic view illustrating an arrangement of a series oftanks embodying my invention. Fig. 10 shows in vertical section a tankinclosed by an insulating-wall. Fig. 11 is a view illustrating the samein horizontalsection.

More articularly, my invention has for its object the construction of atank or cask of angular forin in cross-section, the'tank beingpreferably square in cross-section, the same eing constructed of aseries of flanged plates, the plates being either formed of cast or ofwrought metal, as may be preferred, the tank being made up in sectionscomposed of such metallic plates flanged and properly bolted together,the flan es being dressed off and a packing located etween the joints.

In the drawings, a represents one of the plates, and b flangesthereupon. These plates may be of any desired or convenient size,

a plurality of plates of any desired number arranged in angular form incross-section. The flanges are shown bolted together, as indicated at c,and (i represents anintermediate packing. These plates, preferablybefore they are ut together, are glass-enameled, as indicate at e. Thebottom plates are shown at f and so formed and arranged as to conver e,preferably, toward one side of the ten to facilitate drawing off thecontents of the tank. So, also, I prefer that the top plates 9 shouldrise or converge toward one I side of the tank, as shown. The top andbottom plates ma be thus interchanged by simply reversing t em for theone location or the other, this construction simplifying the formationof the tanks.

My invention also contemplates providing the tanks with interiorrefrigerating-coils, one or more, (indicated at h.) The tank may beprovided also with a manhole i and with any suitable inlet and draw-offdevices (not shown) as may be required.

To give additional firmness to the construction, my inventioncontemplates the provision of means to strengthen the walls of the tankwhen the various plates or sections have been united. This result may beaccomplished in a variety of ways within the scope of'my invention, andI have shown in the drawings three ways to accomplish this end. Asshown, for example, in Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 8, buckstays are located onthe exterior of the tank on various sides thereof, the stays on oppositesides of the tank being connected by suitable tie-rods. I do notlimitmyself to any particular construction of the buckstays, but find thatstays made of railway-rails or similar rails effectually serve mypurpose. These stays I preferto arran e in airs, two pairs being shownon each si e and also extending across the top and bottom, said staysbeing indicated at 9' y', the correspondin connectin tie-rods beingindicated at k. The ends 0 the tie-rod may be provided with a head orsaddle (indicated at Z) extending over the adjaoent surface of thecompanion rails forming the stays. A nut m on one end of the tierodsprovides for tighteningup the tie-rods as re uired. It is obvious thatthese stays will e ectually withstand any outward pressure liable to beexerted by the contents of the tank. These tanks are designed to be madeof large dimensions for many purposesas,for example, ten feet square-andto contain, for example, three hundred barrels each, more or less.

of staying the sides of the tan A modification of the means forstrengthening the structure is shown in Figs. 3 and 7,

in which stay-rods a are provided running through the tank, thestay-rods being shown threa ed at their extremities and provided withcollars p on the interior of the tank, which may be screwed into placeand rigidly held in position in anysuitable manner. For example, therods 7% and collars p may be tinne over or enameled, as indicated at q,wlhich would securely hold the collars in p ace. I

The threaded ends of the rods 12, extend through the correspondingplates a'on opposite sides of the tank and are provided with nuts 1,whereby the rods n may be tightened in place, and preferably with inneraskets 3. By this construction it will be evi ent that the walls of thetank will eifectually be held in position against eitheriinner orexterior pressure. Such stay-rods n may be employed to connect the sidesand also the top and bottom of the tank.

I do not limit myself to any particular way Instead of the meanshereinbefore described the same end might be accomplished by walling inthe tanks, as by a brick or cement or concrete or analogous wall,(indicated at t, Figs. 9, 10, and 11,) the space between a series oftanks being shown in Fig. 9 as being filled in with concrete or othermaterial, the wall surround: in the entire tank and a series of tanks.It wi 1 be evident that a brick or cement or concrete wall around eachof the tanks would materially aid in refrigeration, inasmuch as such awall will materially insulate the tanks and prevent radiation of heat orthe absorption of heat.

By employing cement or concrete in the construction of the wall it isevident that the flanges of the plates, with their'bolt-s and nuts, willbe embedded therein, which will effectually anchor and sustain the tanksin the walls, and when the tanks are arranged close together in a mannerindicated in Fig. 9 the flanges, bolts, and nuts of twoadjacent tanksare anchored and the tanks sustained in one intermediate Wall. Thewalling in of the tanks will enable me to construct the plates ofthinnerand lighter metal, economizing thereby in the cost of construction. Thewall will also keep the metallic plates from corrosion.

It will be seen that the plates are provided with vertical andhorizontal flanges and that the tank, as shown more particularly onFigs. 1, 2, and 10, is built up of a series of horizontal sections, thesections being indicated b the numerals 1, 2, and 3, the sections extening about the tank and each section bein composed of a series of themetallic enamele plates.

One purpose of my invention is to provide tanks of angular form incross-section, preferably. square, to economize space, also to economizethe cost of construction, and also to economize in the cost ofrefrigeration.

I have shown in the diagrammatic view in Fig. .9 how a series of squaretanks may be located one adjacent to the other in a'row, the completedtanks being shown in outline at u, a couple of rows of tanks beinglocated also back to back, requiring only a passage-way 12 between themand room for the buckstays.

' It will be evident that by constructing tanks of this form they can beput much nearer together than tanks of circular form, for example,saving very largely in space, the s ace outside the tanks, wasted,wheretanks 0 cylindrical form are employed, for example, being saved, so thatthere will notbe nearly the same amount of space outside the tanks to berefri erated where outward refrigeration is enip oyed, as is the casewhere tanks are employed as hitherto constructed;

I have described the plates as glass-enam- I eled on their innersurfaces, and I would have it understood that I do not limit myselfsolely to enameling said plates with glass, inasmuch as within the scopeof-my invention they may be enameled or coated or. glazed in any desiredmanner or with any suitable or desired material calculated to protectthe plates from the actions of acids or other contents of the materialstored within the tanks.

The walls may be made of any suitable material other than brick orcement, if desired. While I do not limit myself to any particular use towhich these tanks may be applied, they are more particularly designed orbrewing purposes.

\ I have stated that the tanks might be located adjacent one to another.viously might be accomplished either by placing the tanks close togetheron a horizontal plane or a series of tanks might be arranged one aboveanother on the same principle. For example, it has been customary toarrange a series of tanks for brewing urposes with a fermenting-tank atthe top 0 a vertical series, so as to discharge by gravity into acuring-tank located therebeneath, the curing-tank discharging by gravityinto a storage or finishing tank at the bottom of the vertical series.My invention contemplates such an arrangement as coming within itsscope, the series of tanks being walled in or insulated from heat in'amanner analogous to that above described. It will be obvious that wherea series of tanks are thus insulated by a surrounding wall the contentsof the tank may be refrigerated by coils extending therewithin and thatin such a case the room in which the tanks are located would not need tobe refrigerated. Where the room itself is refrigerated in the customarymanner, the attendants must work in a refrigerated atmos here, inconsequence of which they are liab e to contract colds, rheumatism, &c.

This ob- I interior surface provided with means for in-.

terior refrigeration and with an insulating exterior wall to protect thetank from heat is novel.

It Will be evident from Figs. 2, 3, and 4 of the drawings particularlythat the top and bottom plates, which are reversible andinterchangeable, slope from opposite sides of the tank and toward thecenter to form the gas-chamber at the top at one side thereof and the liuid-pocket at the bottom at one side thereo The plates forming thetop'and bottom of the tank at one side of the tank are preferably bentor Shaped at an obtuse angle from the S10 ing body of the plate to theadjacent attaching-flange, as shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 6,to afiord room for engaging the nuts on the corresponding bolts.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A tank formed of a plurality ofmetallic plates forming the sides and the top and bottom of the tank,said lates provided with attaching-flanges, the p' ates forming the topand bottom of the tank arranged to slope downward in oppositedirections.

2. A tank formed of a plurality of metallic plates forming the sides andtop and bottom of the tank, said plates provided with attaching-flanges,and the lates forming the top and bottom of the tank arranged to slopedownward to form at the top of the tank a gas-chamber, wherefrom the gasmay be emitted from the to of the tank, and to form a liquid-pocket at te bottom of the tank to facilitate the drainage of the tank.

3. A tank of angular form in cross-section constructed of a series ofmetallic plates provided with attaching-flanges, stays at the top andbottom of the tank, and means to unite the extremities of thecorresponding top and bottom stays to stay the tank against interiorpressure.

4. A tank constructed of a series of coated or enameled metallic plates,vertical exterior stays on opposite sides of the tank, horizontaltie-rods at the top and bottom of the tank to unite the stays onopposite sides of the tank, horizontal stays at the to and bottom of thetank, and vertical tie-ro s to unite the horizontal stays.

5. Atank of exterior angular form in crosssection constructed ofmetallic plates having marginal attachingflanges and means to uniteadjacent flanges, the top and bottom plates of the tank being reversibleand interchangeable to form either the top or bottom of the tank as maybe desired, the top plates sloping upward and from the sides thereoftoward the center, the bottom plates sloping downward and from'the sidesthereof toward the center. I

6. A tank of angular form in cross-section having the top and bottomthereof respectively sloping from one side toward the other and from theother sides thereof toward the center to form at the top of the tank agaschamber to afford exit for the gas at the top of the tank and to forma liquid-pocket at the bottom of the tank to facilitate the drainage ofthe tank.

a 7. Atank of exterior angular form in crosssection constructed ofmetallic plates having attaching-flanges, the plates forming the top andbottom of the tank sloping from one side toward the other to form at thetop of the tank a gas-chamber and at the bottom of the tank to form aliquid-pocket, the top and bottom plates toward one side of the tankshaped at an obtuse angle from the sloping body of the plate to theadjacent attachingfiange.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

DAVID O. PAIGE. Witnesses:

N S. WRIGHT, M. L. SIMMONS.

